Specialty Service Areas

Real Estate Due Diligence

Industrial Hygiene

Mold Consulting

Petroleum Storage Tank Management

Environmental Compliance & Hazardous Materials Management

NORM & Oilfield Waste Characterization and Management

Risk-Based Closure Remediation

Wetlands, Endangered Species, & NEPA

Litigation Support

Compliance

Knowledge of and experience in  Environmental Compliance and Hazardous Materials Management enables us to offer superior depth of services in this area to both industrial operators and commercial industries, as well as abandoned “brownfield” re-development tracts that require management of abandoned waste.

• Plastics Manufacturing Plant (Southeast, Texas)
  As a result of compliance violations related to process waste water and storm water discharge, TGE designed and engineered a waste water treatment plant. TGE also characterized process waste streams, and prepared all required waste water and storm water plans for this client (SWP3). TGE assisted this manufacturer in instituting hazardous materials management plans for facility operations.
  
  

• Soap Manufacturing Facility (Houston, Texas)
  TGE assisted in bringing this facility into operational compliance in the processing waste water, storm water discharge, and hazardous materials management following operational violations at the facility and complaints by neighboring facilities. TGE completed necessary plans and provided valuable materials management tools to maintain operational efficiency, and compliance with local, state and federal rules and statutes.
  
  

• Metal Plating Industry (Throughout Texas)
  Due to heightened compliance requirements in the state of Texas for the metal plating industry and TGE’s notable experience in dealing with concerns inherent to this business sector, TGE developed special auditing checklists and an awareness of this industry, allowing for rapid identification of compliance concerns and associated waste management challenges. TGE conducted compliance assessments and waste management plans for these facilities, both active and abandoned, across the state of Texas.
  
  

• Asphalt Plant (Houston, Texas Ship Channel)
  Following state issuance of storm water violation notices to this operator , TGE conductrf a compliance audit of this plant and prepared a storm water management plan in order to bring this client into regulatory compliance.
  
  

• Various Concrete Batch Plants (Houston Metroplex, Texas)
  Due to Clean Water Act requirements, TGE was asked to provide storm water management plans and testing schedules to concrete batch operators, and assist in regulatory compliance objectives.
  
  

• Barge Maintenance Facility (Houston Ship Channel)
  Following burial of regulated paint waste and asbestos debris upon this property by former facility employees, TGE managed clean-up of waste materials and brought this facility into compliance by identifying, characterizing, removing and disposing of regulated wastes to appropriate facilities. TGE facilitated these efforts between client counsel and TCEQ representatives. This project has resulted in “clean closure” of all material, and final closure of this project with no further action.
  
  

• National Waste Management Company (Five State Region)
  TGE conducted 350+ Petroleum Storage Tank Compliance Audits and waste/storm water compliance reviews of hauling facilities, transfer stations, recycling facilities, landfills and maintenance barns. The resulting product allowed the company to prioritize facility management and anticipate budgetary needs for future projects. TGE prepared checklists specifically for this client/project. Additionally, TGE conducted full Phase I and CERCLA audits for over 50 locations prior to “roll ups” (purchases) of like facilities to enhance its territory/customer base across Texas and other states in the region.
  
  

• School District Facilities (Conroe, Texas)
  For this school district, TGE conducted petroleum storage tank compliance management (including removal and closure) as well as asbestos inspection/consulting services to allow for growth and construction management of its bus barns and maintenance facilities. TGE conducted comprehensive compliance and waste management services for this client over a period of one year.
  
  

• Fort Bend County Maintenance - (Fort Bend County, Texas)
  Over a period of approximately three years, TGE conducted multiple compliance and waste management projects in this county, dealing primarily with regulated tank closure, risk-based assessment, storm water and hazardous materials disposal and compliance. Projects were performed for departments such as road and bridge, vehicle/bus maintenance and the prison system. This used facility-specific checklists, general knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations and working knowledge of environmental compliance.
  
  

• Dry Cleaning Facilities
  TGE conducted numerous compliance and waste management assessments for both the dry cleaning industry and the financial institutions that finance their operations. TGE prepared and refined an auditing checklist for these facilities that tracks solvent from purchase to waste stream disposal/recycle. TGE routinely provides suggested compliance considerations to maintain good standing with regulators. TGE also provides best management practice suggestions to save cost to the operation and minimize waste, and also provides information to limit discharge/spills to the environment.
  
  

• Private Foundation (Houston Metroplex, Texas)
  As a result of unauthorized discharge of waste upon a property owned by a local foundation, TGE characterized, delineated and removed more than 5,000 cubic yards of waste from this property consistent with local, state and federal rules and regulations. Unknown to its owner, the waste was disposed upon the property over a period of more than 20 years. TGE’s efforts on this project are ongoing and involve asbestos and hazardous waste removal to regulated facilities; as well as engineering controls to stabilize the area following removal of waste.
  
  

• Major Hospital System - (Houston Metroplex)
  As a result of growth and expansion, as well as general day to day requirements, TGE has been retained to assist in development of various compliance plans and hazardous materials management documents dealing with asbestos compliance, indoor air considerations and disposal of waste streams generated from client-owned facilities. Since 1994, TGE worked within this healthcare system's 16 campuses in the Houston area, and effectively communicated with state and local regulators to benefit both operations and compliance status. TGE has also been key in this clients superior Joint Commission (JCAHO) Operational Reviews which apply to health care facility operation. Additionally, following Tropical Storm Allison and its ensuing flood, TGE was the lead environmental contractor to bring the Houston Medical Center campus not only back to operation, but managed the removal of hazardous materials from the facility and ensured compliant operations, in excess of $5 million in cost and within a period of 6 weeks.
  
  

• Pension Fund as Purchaser/Mortgagee of Various Commercial/Industrial Properties (Throughout Texas, Colorado, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, and many other states in the U.S.)
  Since 1994, TGE conducted more than 200 Environmental Compliance Reviews for all due diligence efforts performed for this client across the U.S. Such efforts included simple compliance assessment, or industry-specific auditing of active industrial facilities. TGE prepared industry-specific checklists for this client given its diverse customer/annuitant investment portfolio. TGE conducted compliance and waste management consulting efforts for clients' customers within the plastics, dry cleaning, auto repair, steel manufacturing, high tech, and distribution/trucking industries to name a few.
  
  

• Local and National Lending Institutions (Throughout the U.S.)
  During the performance of real estate assessments, TGE completes industry-specific compliance reviews and waste management “best management practice” reviews for financial institutions involved in lending/mortgaging, with real property as collateral. This area of work is especially critical within the manufacturing industry, where compliance concerns (if present) may allow environmental impairment of the real estate. TGE successfully performed better than 200+ summary environmental compliance assessments during due diligence efforts for lenders.